Pocket-case.



C. I'. HARMAN. POCKET CASE. APPLICATION HLED 1320.3, 191s.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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POCKET-CASE.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.l

Application filed December 3, 1913. Serial No. 804,457.

T0 all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HARMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enterline, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in locket-Cases, of which the following is a specification, reference being` had to the ae companying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pocket cases and more particularly to a case which is preferably in the formof a wallet, the object of the invention being to provide a pocket case which can be readily litted out as a irst aid wallet or can be readily used as a travelers case or a sample wallet and'is also so constructed that it may be readily used for various purposes of the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which#- I y Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of a pocket case constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the inner case; Fi 4 is an elevation of one of the end iaps of the outer c'ase.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a single piece of material, as indicated at`1, which may be of leather or any other desired material. The body Lfof my improvedv pocket case is preferably elongated in form vand is provided at one end with a tapering portion 2 having a resilient socket 3 at its outer end which, when the case is in a folded position is adapted to engage with a catch 4 formed upon the outer side of lthe body 1 at the opposite end thereof. Secured to the end of the body opposite the flap 2 is a transversely extending piece 5 which is secured at one of its longitudinal edges and at both ends thereof by sewing, as indicated at 6, to form a suitable pocket whereby papers, cards and various other articles of this character may be kept.

Secured transversely across the central portion of the body is a second strip 7 which 1s secured at one of its longitudinal edges and atv its ends by sewing, as at 8, to for-m a central pocket for the reception of bills and the like. Secured to the outer face of the strip 7 which forms a central pocket is a l 'be protected against the usual wear from the opening and closing of the pocketbook, but at the same time is clearlyvisible through the transparentl cover.

In conjunction with my improved pocket case, I provide a vial retainer which is-in the form of an 'elongated body 12 having upon its longitudinal edges at a central point the outwardly projecting iiaps 13 and 14, the Hap 14 being somewhat longer than' the tiap 13 and provided at its outer end with a suitable catch `15 adapted for engagement by the resilient socket 16 to securely retain said flaps in position over the vial retainer. Secured tothe central por tion of the-body 12 by sewing the same at its end ,portions is a supporting strip 17, thus spacing the sti'ip from the body 12 so that absorbent cotton, bandages and similar articles may be inserted-between the body and the strips. y

Secured to the outer face of the strip 17 is a longitudinal strap 18 which is secured at each of 'its ends and at various intervals throughout its length to provide the loops 19- whereby vials or various instruments and articles may be inserted within said loops to retain the same Within the wallet. The end Hap 20 of the body 12 is'provided with spaced resilient sockets 21 which are adapted to engage the catch members 22 formed upon the outer side of the flap 23 when the body 12 is in its folded position. The body -12 is provided at its central portion with the spaced resilient catch members 24 which are adapted for engagement Within the resilient sockets 25 which are carried by the strip 5 upon one end of the body 4 so that when it is desired to fold the two sections of the wallet together, the catches 24 are engaged within the sockets 25 and the body l of the main portion of the wallet is folded around the folded body 12.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it willv be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable pocket case which not only provides a suitable wallet for the reception of vials, paper money, cards and various articles of the like char- .acter 'but'also provides a case for the reception of first aid articles such as medicine vials, cotton, bandages and small instruments, if desired.

The device as herein shown and described is constructed of leather but it is under-v stood that the casemay be formed of any suitable material and may be used for purposes other'than described herein. The de4 vice in itselfis extremely. simple in constructionand can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

'While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it willbe obvious that various'changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel .features-or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. A device of the class described including an elongated body portion, a transversely extending strip arranged across one end of the body and having both ends and one of its longitudinal edges rigidly secured to the body, whereby to form a pocket, socket members carried by said strip, an auxiliary body member including foldable strips, catch members carried yby the auxiliary body and adaptedto engage the sockv ets on said strip and the opposite end portion of the main body being adapted to fold over the auxiliary body, as and for the purpose set forth 2. A device of the class described including an elongated body member, socket members carried by one end of said body memstrips, and means Awhereby to secure the same in position, the free end of the main body being adapted to fold inwardly over the auxiliary body to entirelyl inclose the same, as and for the purpose set forth.

"Iii testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of vtwo Witnesses. I CHARLES I". HARMAN. l/Vitnesses: .JOHN D. HARMAN. EDWARD E. HOGE. 

